The police/SWAT team are the ones who ultimately pull the trigger. They need to do their due diligence before doing so.
"Someone else told me XYZ" doesn't absolve you of responsibility for your actions. The people who called in with a false report certainly share in that responsibility, but it's not solely theirs.
True, but did they show up aggressively and unannounced stormed into the guy's house or land while armed to the teeth and totally shock him into death?
"Someone else told me XYZ" doesn't absolve you of responsibility for your actions. The people who called in with a false report certainly share in that responsibility, but it's not solely theirs.